girl-hours

A form of girl-hour — A unit of computing power in the context of 1940s–1970s technology equal to one female worker working for one hour, for example, writing code or entering data to punch cards.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of girl-hour
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APA

girl-hours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girl-hours

MLA

“girl-hours.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girl-hours. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girl-hours,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girl-hours.

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